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,.-†@@¶### JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ###¶@@†-.,
,.-†=@@¶¶¶ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¶¶¶@@=†-.,
,.-†=@@¶## AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ##¶@@=†-.,
,.-†=@@¶## LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ##¶@@=†-.,
,,,,.-†=@@ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE @@=†-.,,,,
,.-†=@@¶¶¶ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¶¶¶@@=†-.,
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,.-†=@@¶## THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ##¶@@=†-.,
,,,,.-==@# URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH #@==-.,,,,
,,,,,---=@ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT @=---,,,,,
,.--††@@@@ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT @@@@††--.,
,.-††==@@¶ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ¶@@==††-.,
,.-†==@@@@ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS @@@@==†-.,
,.-†=@¶### THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ###¶@=†-.,
,.-†=@@¶## SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ##¶@@=†-.,
,.-†=@@¶## HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ##¶@@=†-.,
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,.-†=@@@¶¶ THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ¶¶@@@=†-.,
,.-†=@@¶## PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ##¶@@=†-.,
,.-†=@@¶## ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ##¶@@=†-.,
,.-†=@¶### DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ###¶@=†-.,
,,,,.-†@@@ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT @@@†-.,,,,
,.-†=@@¶## DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ##¶@@=†-.,
,,,,,,-=@# DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE #@=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-==@# BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE #@==-,,,,,
,.-†=@@¶## BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ##¶@@=†-.,
,.-†=@@¶## THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ##¶@@=†-.,
,,,,.-=@@@ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. @@@=-.,,,,
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,,,.-==@@# THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT #@@==-.,,,
,,,-††=@@@ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO @@@=††-,,,
,.-†=@@¶## FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ##¶@@=†-.,
,,,,.††@@@ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @@@††.,,,,
,,,,-††=@# DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. #@=††-,,,,
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